POETRY
The Poetry Gallery includes poetry entries and winners from our detention center writing contests as well as our poetry programs with our other partners. We hope you find their stories inspiring, truthful, thoughtful and sometimes funny!
Each artist whose work is posted on our site has signed a Heard media release or verbally given permission for the work to be posted on this site and shared via our social media platforms.
Within..
Within... Contessia, Friends of Guest House, April 30, 2020 When I look within I see The deepest...
Could Be
Could Be Aimee, Friends of Guest House, April 30, 2020 when u look within i see images of things...
For Me?
FOR ME? Ayla Laundry, April 16, 2020, Friends of Guest House I said to them it is a...
At Bay..
AT BAY.. Contessia Bosserman, April 16, 2020, Friends of Guest House I speak to my pain, how long...
We Will
WE WILL Candace Leber, April 16, 2020, Friends of Guest House And I said to her: Will you see how...
Finding Yourself
"And i said to her, 'Why am I different?' She said to me, 'For you were made to stand out.'" Yes,...
Time
Time Aimee Treakle, Friends of Guest House What if I think of this time as a drop of water falling...
Kindness
Kindness Zandra Johnson, Friends of Guest House
Fearless
Fearless Author unknown, Friends of Guest House
Anxiety
Anxiety Aimee Treakle, Friends of Guest House